Customer Advocacy Program Manager, Operations and Technology
Thomson Reuters
Tableau
Senior Workforce Planning Analyst
Aura
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 - $95,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Tableau
About the role
- Collaborate with Aura CX leaders, Sales, Finance, and Outsource Partners to align forecasts, staffing strategies, hiring plans, and associated expenses to business goals
- Forecast contact volume, handling times, shrinkage, and occupancy across all channels to determine FTE requirements, new hire class sizes, and training timing
- Own the vendor (BPO) forecast, ensuring staffing plans, billable hours, and service quality guarantees are aligned with contractual agreements
- Develop, execute, and measure forecasting models using multiple methods; conduct backtesting and error analysis (MAPE/APE/MAE) to improve accuracy
- Create and maintain dashboards and reporting (Tableau, Databricks, Five9, Verint, Excel) that monitor forecast accuracy, occupancy, and performance trends
- Deliver actionable recommendations and executive-level presentations that influence operational and corporate strategy
- Conduct scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to evaluate the impact of campaigns, product launches, or growth initiatives on staffing and cost
- Integrate forecast and capacity planning into the broader WFM ecosystem, ensuring alignment with scheduling and real-time management processes
- Serve as a trusted advisor on workforce management and call center best practices that support the deployment of tools and technology across the organization
- Assist with WFM and call center system requests, ensuring configuration, reporting, and access needs are met
- Provide backup support as needed for scheduling and intraday requests
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in forecasting, capacity planning and/ or analytics within a contact center or service operations environment
- Familiarity with WFM and analytics tools such as Five9, Verint, NICE, IEX, Tableau, Databricks, or similar
- Strong analytical, forecasting, and capacity planning skills; able to translate complex data into clear business insights
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; comfortable working with executives and cross-functional leaders
- Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain strict confidentiality
- Highly self-motivated, curious, and driven with strong integrity and ownership mindset
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Must currently be based in the United States; no relocation or sponsorship offered
